Cocteau Twins -- Blue Bell Knoll

[@beepst]

Blue Bell Knoll is my favorite Cocteau Twins album. It sounds so dramatic, ethereal and epic.

[@Griffin09275]

I can’t believe I just discovered them I’m 23 and love them honestly and also like St Etienne

[@lauritabein]

This is the most beautiful song of Cocteau Twins.

[@majortom2688]

Agree

[@stpaulimdog]

It sure caught my ears and I've listened to a lot of them today. Wow.

[@vonBottorff]

Ha! Obviously your very first. . . .

[@lauritabein]

@@vonBottorff I would like to know what is your favorite song

[@vonBottorff]

@@lauritabein Waaay too many to list. I'm a boomer and I consider them miles ahead of anything of my generation.

[@coletteg]

best opening track ever. it sounds like signals in the brain all traveling to different neuron destinations or a high speed rail train. silvery

[@MrDimikor]

This masterpiece was my ringtone for 10 years

[@ps3ud0nym8]

I can't believe I completely missed this awesome music..I am 44 years old and i just recently discovered cocteau twins..been replaying this song this week like a mad man :D

[@fluffydunlop5739]

Lucky you

[@davidryan1757]

So much great music. Hit and miss...the earliest stuff. But pink opaque is an excellent best of early stuff. Then 5 amazing discs: Treasure Moon and the melodies (with Harold budd) Victoria land (no bass or drums) Blue bell.knoll Heaven or Las Vegas Then came.the final 2 Four calendar Cafe Milk and kisses BBC live is also worth while.

[@OdharMacUidir]

have a listen to Heaven or Last Vegas and then Victoria Land

[@Octavian7771]

Dec 8th 1989, Cocteau’s performed at the Hollywood Palace in LA and opened with ‘Blue Belle Knoll’! It was beyond epic!!! The Palace has a theater curtain, so the lights went down, the song started, and the curtain slowly raised and they were revealed. It was so awesome!!! During the set they also performed ‘Aikea-Gunea’. Who else saw this!!!

[@fodientfoiter]

I saw and heard this, but...Apologies, you have the year wrong. It was 1990 for the "Heaven Or Las Vegas" tour, not 1989. With Mazzy Star opening for them. I know this because the Cocteau Twins didn't tour in 1989. Also, I went to the San Diego show for the "Heaven Or Las Vegas" tour which was on December 10, 1990. Also, my friend Shawn (female) is a BIG Cocteau Twins fan and if they had toured in 1989, we would have all went with her and it would have been a vivid memory of 1989. If Cocteau Twins had toured in 1989, it would have been for "Blue Bell Knoll" album which was released in 1988. However, the Cocteau Twins never did a tour exclusively for "Blue Bell Knoll" anywhere in the world. Nonetheless, I'm glad you were able to see them and hear them live! :)

[@icarus6424]

I bought this album in 89.I wasnt seen by my friends for a month.I just could n't leave my room.It was that good.

[@DisapprovingShinji]

You self quarantined before it was cool

[@bash8257]

Best comment

[@methodicalmysticbutterflyi2669]

Yup! I did the same thing.

[@CapnChapster]

Me too! 1989

[@MichaelFlynn0]

Bravo.

[@IX-fc4po]

I was once listening this song when I was riding a tram in a rainy day in Octobor in Prague

[@paulbartholomew3334]

One of the biggest goose bump creating songs ever…😊

[@Keenenthesupreme]

I listen to this 20 times a day just to feel my best

[@basillabib4548]

I don't wanna know the lyrics. I just want to listen to it. Forever.

[@smirnesca]

this song is pure magic..

[@777pusher]

Fresh out of navy boot camp, I bought this cassette on a whim. Instant life changer!!!

[@deltasly7204]

Certainly one of the most gorgeous songs ever. It wraps you up and never let's go...

[@michaelscreen6921]

Haunting and compelling. Ive never understood a word she sang but it doesn't matter. It all fuses into this alluring, gorgeous soundscape

[@longshotkdb]

Each is not my love, moan I for what I make up hundreds so I know how to make love There, you can have my youth, I know I have loved Started to see him, 'till when I married him To yearn admits you're outside to me Grow up I have seen these all my life, perhaps a lot more And I have been so naive All move and try he knew not And your spangle, how it hurts, and I have feelings To yearn admits you're outside to me Grow up ..... 'mk ultra' 'i have seen these all my life, perhaps a lot more....'

[@simonpotter7534]

There was an review in the NME that said she could take your shopping list and turn it into the most beautiful song you had ever heard

[@jamesgroome3072]

They do, it's The Tua

[@F96-t6s]

She can sing a telephone book.

[@kevinbyrne8339]

Yes

[@williamfranklin2454]

The Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance, etc. Long gone are the days of artsy bands.

[@mariegriffiths3930]

I really thought the same but recently discovered BBC 6 music.

[@kingBenTheBadger]

@Travis B theres lots still :) Probably nothing like the twins but there are some

[@oxsila]

Long gone are the days of artsy bands charting. They still exist just no as popular.

[@odahon]

and My Bloody Valentine...

[@majortom2688]

@@odahon makes me mad... i lost part of my left ear audition in the Olympia concert in '92. So crazy.

[@drramirez88]

This song started my Cocteau Twins journey.

[@CapnChapster]

Still gives me goosebumps in 2022. A majestic piece of music

[@lilianacaninenberg3912]

in 2023 too

[@acufen00]

This song is a masterpiece. It feels like its coming from another planet or dimension, so epic and trascendental. My favorite Cocteau Twins song for sure (and I've got plenty of them lol)

[@merseydave1]

This takes and lifts me ...

[@missminx6984]

Every song every song every song the key to magic music 💙🩵🌟💫

[@StephFal]

This woman has a direct line to God. Amazing!

[@flamencoprof]

1983-84 I found this lot. I bought 4 LPs eventually, I loved the atmospherics. Nobody I knew was into this. all my friends were into guitar heroics.

[@riefujimoto4279]

Elizabeth - voice of something that one cannot describe - so amazingly beyond beautiful

[@robertvonrobertson5717]

This song will always pull me through the past and into another realm. Some of their best work, imho...and a great example of how Ms Fraser earned her name as The Voice of God

[@steelyman08]

I've always been a huge admirer and, if I had to choose a favourite album because my cat's life depended on it, I would go with Bluebell Knoll. 😺

[@tracynelson2456]

I will never tire of this masterpiece ❤

[@spensert4933]

That first melodic line is always so surprising so inventive and of course beau.

[@MatthewMcVeagh]

My fave by those guys. Enchanting, incredible.

[@gregtraver]

This is best poetry and music that I have ever heard. Elizabeth is truly the epitome of vocal perfection (IMHO)

[@22Phantasm]

This album seems to go under the CT radar.... Blue Bell Knoll is such an epic album.

[@nickiperk]

Ian Brooke agreed!! Something special

[@odahon]

This is by far my favourite it is so powerful and so intimate at the same time, nothing like this was heard before

[@javigomez1697]

I bought on realease back then, I think I bought The Go-Betweens 16 Lovers Lane at the same time.

[@22Phantasm]

@@javigomez1697 The Go-Betweens are another fabulous band. Great taste, Javi.

[@michaelbruno1330]

This is gave them their first us hit

[@heidijudd2920]

The outro ❤

[@SayonaraSixString]

So incredibly beautiful no matter how many times I hear this song.

[@eezZzee]

If faeries existed and sang then this is how they would sound.............

[@crushthyflowerss]

omg I have always always associated Blue Bell Knoll (the whole album in general) with faeries!! It's so lovely that you made the same association!

[@heidimahon8426]

eezZzee they do exist ...

[@slowdiver5732]

eezZzee ha! Same here! Reason why they are my favorite band of all time!

[@longshotkdb]

if* ??? =)

[@jamesgroome3072]

Tuatha De Dannan

[@tonyttt31]

Does anyone else want this to go on for twice as long, at least?

[@srpntnova]

Or you can just play it twice.

[@tonyttt31]

@@srpntnova not the same thing

[@srpntnova]

Not the same I agree, but this like many others, though never enough songs, is what they left us with when they broke apart more than twenty years ago. They all went about their musical career, Elizabeth's solo prospects and other successful collabs snd ventures continue still. They'd decided to end the Cocteau Twins before some negative aspects managed to spoil the group's excellent music and result in something mediocre.

[@faddy24]

Like liquid gold honey falling from the sky. Brilliant.

[@faddy24]

Haha one thumbs up for every year since I wrote the above comment 10 years ago. Still love this song but now in an even deeper and darker way than before.

[@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole]

I watched a documentary of Cocteau Twins and i learned that the opening riff is played on a real, acoustic harpsichord! I had always assumed it was just cool "synth work."

[@bozadjukic4086]

I love the Cocteau Twins. I think it marked a decade of his fantastic songs

[@brightonmart]

Ethereal and beautiful

[@antonyward8971]

True could imagine this being sung in a cathedral. CT are inspired.

[@iamdrumgod]

Love this piece of music. Love it.

[@robertoastrofoto]

amazing Music!!!

[@korick28]

I’m typically not a person who believes in out of body experiences but the first time I heard this it took me..well at least I was asleep for sure... I was staying at a friends house...I know I was completely knocked out ( and I hadn’t started smoking weed yet ) and this came on ... it was an alternative station...and this pulled me...MayB I was just hearing it during partially awake, I don’t know, but it was VERY clear. Then I then went to sleep for real. It sounds like a lullaby... I have played this often for my daughter... She loves it so much...serenity for us both...I’ve never seen this version of the video ...sweet and low...thank you for the darkness...tranquility now....

[@PsychologicalApparition]

I was losing the battle of consciousness at a friend’s house after I’d eaten a Xanax. I remember nothing from the night - only this melody’s majestic embrace.

[@TheUtuber999]

I only wish there was an extended version of this lovely song - the bliss ends way too soon.

[@RabSea]

This song is . . . . everything!

[@TheZenbudda]

This music is timeless. I just recently started searching for this music on YT and am still moved in the same way I was 20 years ago. Amazing. I wish they would make one last tour through, more specifically the US.

[@kate9341]

Любимая песня Cocteau Twins ✨♥️

[@graememcallan]

Still mind numbingly beautiful - still makes me weep, but in a good way - I'm so proud of my fellow Scot's ;)

[@jsc5362]

Reminds me of the summer of 94 , the best days of my life.

[@salo7227]

Just perfection. Pure music.

[@juls4817]

this is a masterpiece

[@CharlesJergl]

A masterpiece

[@majortom2688]

Cocteau Twins (Elizabeth Frazer) + Dead Can Dance (Lisa Gerrard) = 2 groupes de la même époque et du même label (4AD), deux grandes voix mystiques

[@czarzenana5125]

Don't forget Beth Gibbons of Portishead.

[@zstepohznrebrenhoirer7]

@@czarzenana5125 Riiiiiight. Like she's even in a similar league.

[@nikkifarrington-clarke9995]

Yesssss!!! Rulers of my musical world!!!

[@odahon]

Et This Mortal Coil...

[@ckconey4083]

Yes! And they made 4AD the best record label of all time!

[@billida]

After all these years, still my favorite song from them. It sounds unique in their discography. Don’t know exactly why.

[@einarvolsung2202]

Still got it!

[@SemiFeralJill]

I love those movies too.

[@Jhensy2012]

What a Top 40 hit from another planet would sound like.

[@carolineleiden]

Me too! On vinyl. Played it over and over and over, enraptured, haunted and utterly blissful. It is still the symbol of the ethereal happiness of our early courtship, back when we were still students and we had absolutely nothing and yet were incredibly rich because we had eachother. (we are still married, btw)

[@ianmcnicol6425]

Apart from the voice, the music (guitars and keyboards) which decorate this beautiful melody make the piece even more haunting. Drifting past and caressing the singing. Like something from another world.

[@romerlaszlo]

If you're sitting around in a dull office and need to be reminded of the poetic wonder of the world then listen to a little Cocteau Twins to revive your spirit.

[@MatthewMcVeagh]

This song is gobstopping and has long been my favourite by the Twins. Transporting. Many fond memories of playing this in the early 90s. I think this would be a Desert Island Disc.

[@matthewbaker6177]

Stunning, Genius. I will listen to and love this song until my last moment.

[@hamishlothian2634]

Love it awesome , always loved it

[@garyjh5527]

The stills are from the film "Curse of the Cat People"

[@yahstino]

The final 3rd is otherworldly

[@patrickfournelle9093]

Heaven.

[@igorgonzola7856]

music from paradise !

[@gletube3109]

Saw them live back in the day... magic.

[@ginapitrello3124]

Proof that there are extraterrestrials living among us. This music and her voice is out of this world!

[@777pusher]

You are a/my perfect woman!

[@samuelcamarillo1349]

amogus

[@antonyward8971]

This song is beautiful but peaceful and anxious at same time.,strange indeed

[@Kraflyn]

i was hooked to this song myself as well, i guess i was 18 when i heard it first back then! so... otherworldly heavenly from a place we all come from and go to... cheers :)

[@MichaelFlynn0]

Angels dropped this.

[@ManchegoSolitaris]

Entrañable grupo. Esta canción es una evocación a otro mundo. Salve!

[@museicluvva8529]

always the stand out track for me on this album and for sure among my top 5 CT favourites, fabulous in every way, vocals are stunning

[@fluffydunlop5739]

What are the other four?

[@rollandjoeseph]

seriously kills me , so beautiful!

[@sophiewilleme9921]

Sublime, intemporel….

[@searchingformyself5319]

I love those two films. They're both ranked among my top 400 movies of all time.

[@victorHcarrizo]

I love this Song, and with those pics really becomes excellent!!!

[@PoppaBadger]

I have been listening to this album in particular, for at least 30+ years now and for the first time, just now (duh), googled the lyrics for all of the songs, especially this one, being my favorite. I have been mesmerized by her voice for so long, having absolutely NO idea of what she was saying...but I love her phrasing. Her voice is almost ethereal and I've used the "Blue Bell Knoll" album (CD) to help me fall asleep many a night. I'm not sure if she is a classically trained singer or just has a truly amazing voice but I have always loved the way she sings, and love the very different style of vocals she uses. So yes, I love her voice. It was kind of funny though because even with having the lyrics of this song right in front of me and knowing the tune for many years, I was still having problems trying to figure out where I was at, finding myself lost on many occasions. I also was thinking that she may NOT be singing in English because I still couldn't understand a word she was saying!!!lmao Then I realized that she has an EXTREMELY strong accent and that she was actually singing in English. I now have an even stronger appreciation for her vocal abilities and the way she uses her voice is very unique and tricky to follow, but it makes so much sense when you actually look up the lyrics!!!:) Even in the strong accent, the way she uses her voice, is just amazing and amazingly unique. I don't think I've heard another singer with the same abilities or sound. I've been listening to this band's album "Blue Bell Knoll" for over 30 yrs and have never been sick of hearing it and now that I know what she's saying, I'll be able to sing along for the next 30 years!!!lmao

[@majortom2688]

Can't stop listening... even if no one can understand what she's singing...

[@wolfxlover]

When I was listening to this, a lot of words came out French in my ears. It sounds like this one in particular might've been meant to sound like both languages.

[@JulioCarlos69]

Amo a Cocteau Twins me estremece, me hace sentir sensaciones y sentimientos que no sabia que tenia.

[@fernandogonzalezgonzalez5908]

Que decir a esto. Coincido.. Nos llega a nuestra alma..

[@johnvhirst]

sublime

[@TheNightflier70]

...based on an old legend that death is upon those who can hear the sound of the bluebell’s knoll.... "Each is not my love, moan I for what I make up hundreds so I know how to make love There, you can have my youth, I know I have loved Started to see him, till when I married him To yearn admits you're outside to me Grow up I have seen these all my life, perhaps a lot more And I have been so naive All move and try he knew not And your spangle, how it hurts and I have feelings To yearn admits you're outside to me Grow up To yearn admits you're outside to me Grow up"

[@berttalima1]

The Night Flier beautiful

[@myrminelvealouaisa1388]

+The Night Flier This song has always been magical to me and touches me deeply...I just love these lyrics, now it means even more to me...I didn't know Liz was singing actual lyrics, did you write these? Its amazingly beautiful...

[@richardjalabhay5586]

+The Night Flier A knoll is a small hill and blue bells are flowers...

[@robertvonrobertson5717]

Thanks for that. I have a whole new love for this now and relate to it somewhat unsurprisingly more than ever. I've loved this song for 25 years and never really knew what she was saying. I always figured she was up to her usual brilliance of transcending language and reaching directly to my heart and taking my soul for a ride. Elizabeth Fraser will always own a piece of me whether she knows it or not.

[@EasyAnderson]

+The Night Flier thank you so much for sharing!

[@user-oc2qt8wy8j]

Loved this track for sooo many years, at there best , thank you

[@twatmang1]

Back in the day, I could never work out the lyrics, but post internet, its all there. When I hear Liz singing now, hearing the words it makes it even more beautiful. I hear a tradition of Scottish folk singers in her delivery, she is from Grangemouth after all.

[@JCWiley2300]

The lyrics you read on the internet are not, about 90% of the time, the actual lyrics. Fraser never published more than snippets of her texts.

[@spikeburst6527]

...yet knowing all you listen too ... Sweet

[@wildwildwood5230]

beautiful song!

[@vomitharvest482]

Superb Track!

[@obespneto]

This music was made for loss anything in any time. Awsome song!!!!

[@euridicesperaj707]

"eezishnananornono forvo" I couldn't agree more "hee hee hee hee hee hee" "drohohoho"

[@youreverypicture3877]

Each is not my love moan I For what!

[@elinhho]

Mano, simplesmente a melhor banda do mundo. É cada arrepio toda vez que ouço, tem condições não, é bom pra caralho.

[@anthonylee7570]

Great group from the 80's .

[@maudjandot204]

AMAZING !!!!!!!!!

[@martin17899]

!!love the cocteau twins!! great voice elizabeth frazier!

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

I had avoided Couteau Twins for 25 yrs. Listened to them on a walkman while in 1st AD in Iraq. Kinda brings those time back-this song in particular. Seems so bitter sweet.

[@robertvonrobertson5717]

Which album? I used to listen to Garlands a lot out on security details.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

I had about three. One was an EP-Spangle Maker? It's funny, the pre-Heaven or Las Vegas songs bring back those memories and the former I listened to after I ETS'd. at home. At the time in Iraq I thought she was French. On a further side not, I'd listen to those three tapes and read Dylan Thomas poetry while the concussions from the air bombardments seemed to rattle the M113.

[@slowdiver5732]

T han wow... So fascinating to me how every person who this band touches has their own experience...completely unique and different from each other.. Takes each person back to a different place in time. So cool

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

Now I use the CT for writing inspiration. When I was in Iraq I'd listen to CT, REM and Pylon. Have really outgrown(bordering on dislike) REM.

[@mrbiscuit1701]

this album is a dropper through the rabbits hole i love your vid thanku xxxxxxxukxxxxx

[@patrickfournelle9093]

So pleasent.

[@user-yiannisKaravitis]

MAGIC!

[@henkdegroot5872]

Deze muziek roept bij mij een niet nader onder woorden te brengen sfeer op... Ik voel me waarschijnlijk wel voorgoed aangetrokken door die sfeer...

[@kate9341]

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@NoSheep2]

these films made such an impression on me and oh I have gone down the c twins' rabbit hole..sometimes it was the only place i was welcome. you posted this 1 day after my grandmother's birthdate, one hundred and ten yrs later

[@korick28]

Sweet SWEET love for this one, of all the beautiful songs I heard from them, I STILL dig this the most. I played this song for my daughter and it gave her the creeps. I don't know why, maybe there aren't very many 8 year old black chicks around....